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«~,,,,,,,,   IF YOU FOLLOW A DIRT ROAD NORTH JUST   ,,,,,,,,~«
~,,,,,,,,,   WITHIN THE SECOND RING, AND NAVIGATE   ,,,,,,,,,~
,,,,,,,,,, THE OVERGROWN MAZE OF THE NORTH-EASTERN  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,   RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, EVENTUALLY YOU   ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,    ARRIVE AT WHAT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE     ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,    FENCED-IN GROVE OF BIRD CHERRY AND    ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,        JUNIPER. IT'S QUITE LARGE,        ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,     AND WILL TAKE A WHILE TO CIRCLE,     ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S GOT GARDENS AND   ,,,,,,,,,,
~,,,,,,,,,  WALLS STICKING OUT OF IT IN MORE THAN A ,,,,,,,,,~
«~,,,,,,,,     FEW PLACES. BUT KEEP GOING, AND      ,,,,,,,,~«
;«~,,,,,,,   EVENTUALLY THERE'LL BE LILACS, AND A   ,,,,,,,~«;
%;«~,,,,,,            HOLE IN THE FENCE.            ,,,,,,~«;%
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#*%;«~,,,, GO INSIDE. WELL,  IT'S HOLLOW, AND HIDES ,,,,~«;%*#
##*%;«~,,, A PALE  SWAMP (HERONS, MOSQUITOS).  IT'S ,,,~«;%*##
###*%;«~,, BRIGHTER HERE,  AND  THE  SOUNDS  OF THE ,,~«;%*###
####*%;«~, CITY SEEM DISTANT. BUT  THERE'S A SECOND ,~«;%*####
###*%;«~,, GROVE  INSIDE. ZIG ZAG  BETWEEN  PUDDLES ,,~«;%*###
##*%;«~,,, AND   SINKING    SHIPPING    CONTAINERS, ,,,~«;%*##
#*%;«~,,,, BECAUSE TOWARD  THE  INNER  TREELINE THE ,,,,~«;%*#
*%;«~,,,,, GROUND     BECOMES      SOLID     AGAIN. ,,,,,~«;%*
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;«~,,,,,,,  GO INSIDE. THIS TIME THERE'S A CRACKED  ,,,,,,,~«;
«~,,,,,,,, PARKING LOT, WITH SPRINKLED DANDELIONS,  ,,,,,,,,~«
~,,,,,,,,,   LINED BY WISTERIA. EAST OF IT IS AN    ,,,,,,,,,~
,,,,,,,,,,  ABANDONED BUILDING, WHAT USED TO HOUSE  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,     AN OLD RESTAURANT. THE PAINT IS      ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  CHIPPING, SOME WINDOWS ARE BROKEN, BUT  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,        THE SIGNAGE IS STILL THERE:       ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,             "INDIAN PALACE".             ,,,,,,,,,,
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